We may not have a lot of direct sunshine for tomato plants and a lush lawn, but the benefits of living in the woods far outway the limitations. There is the beauty, the shade, the sense of not being on… Read More ›
creation
another day, another burning bush…
How often do we rush past wonder on our way to an appointment with the mundane, so caught up in the frenetic pace of life that we miss life altogether?
Four Photo Friday: the long view equation
At long last, and after several near misses, it seems we’re really going to have an autumn here in Wake Forest. The air is clear, the temperatures are down, and we’re finally seeing some color in the trees
and morning light poured over the horizon…
“When God began to create the heavens and the earth— the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters— God said, ‘Let there be light.’ And so light appeared…. Read More ›
our relentless rebellion against love
A few days ago I shared a collection of photographs featuring the hawk family that recently moved into our neighborhood. Today I have a few more. The stately raptors are evidently attracted by the plentiful variety of available woodland creatures. I miss the… Read More ›
taking good care of a good gift #EarthDay
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation… Read More ›
How can we keep from singing? spring colors and the imperative of life
As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, “Blessed… Read More ›
listening to leaves fall
[God] has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and… Read More ›
lost in space, found in eternity
(NOTE: the two photographs of Niagara Falls are included to illustrate the infinite volume of time and eternity, pouring steadily in a torrent of experience, and new information, and consciousness, and possibility) The Big Picture So yesterday evening, walking the dog,… Read More ›
meeting God in the garden
(Note – you can find a complete set of these photographs at my Facebook page) EDEN: I don’t believe it’s an accident that gardens are featured in so many pivotal moments in the biblical narrative. The story begins in the Garden of… Read More ›
